Cubs payroll dropped to 65 million

[Bust]

Sweet! All the bloated deals are gone. Lots of assets and over 100 million to spend on free agents.

Cubs need to go after Cory Seager in free agency!

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[knoxville7]

Agreed on they can be aggressive in FA, but no thanks on seager. Guy always seems to be hurt. And giving a 7+ year contract to a guy that’s hurt a lot, at a position the cubs actually have some farm depth at doesn’t make sense. Cubs need to find an ace starting pitcher as priority number 1. By the time the team is ready to compete again, they will have most positions covered from what’s in the farm. No sense in tying up money in guys before you know what you really need, based on who succeeds and who fails from the minor league system

 

[jooo83]

Maybe struggling billionaire Tom Ricketts can finally end the biblical losses.

 

[JimJohnson]

Cubs won’t spend big in FA until they think they’ve assembled a core group of players that can compete.

 

[jts1207]

Agreed on they can be aggressive in FA, but no thanks on seager. Guy always seems to be hurt. And giving a 7+ year contract to a guy that’s hurt a lot, at a position the cubs actually have some farm depth at doesn’t make sense. Cubs need to find an ace starting pitcher as priority number 1. By the time the team is ready to compete again, they will have most positions covered from what’s in the farm. No sense in tying up money in guys before you know what you really need, based on who succeeds and who fails from the minor league system

This is and continues to be a pathetic take. The farm is coming blah blah blah…..you know because relying on prospects always works out

 

[Raskolnikov]

ahahahaha

 

[zack54attack]

Maybe struggling billionaire Tom Ricketts can finally end the biblical losses.

You guys wont be booing next year!

 

[holyfriggincow]

I'd like to see Rodon and Ray signed for the starting rotation and Correa at SS. Madrigal at second with Hoerner as a utility guy who can play 2nd, 3rd or SS. No idea what they're doing at 3B btw. Someone mentioned Arenado but I don't see them backing up the brinks truck for him. St. Louis usually retains guys like that anyway. Maybe stick Wisdom there for a year until they can figure it out.

 

[TL1961]

This is and continues to be a pathetic take. The farm is coming blah blah blah…..you know because relying on prospects always works out

Are you saying, after dumping major leaguers to avoid paying a lot of free agent level salaries, the Cubs should not rely on the prospects they just got, and instead should spend on free agents this upcoming offseason?

Wouldn't they have to sign about 8?

 

[Chief Walking Stick]

This is and continues to be a pathetic take. The farm is coming blah blah blah…..you know because relying on prospects always works out

Want to aee some pathetic takes? Let me quote some of your post regarding politics lmao

????

 

[Probie2429]

They can spend some money, but they have no business going long-term with anyone right now. Time to start flipping houses again.

 

[iseah100]

Cubs won’t spend big in FA until they think they’ve assembled a core group of players that can compete.

Is that how you accelerate it? We have Wilson/Madrigal/Hoerner/Hendricks as our new core. Add Brandon Belt at first keep Wisdom at 3rd, Brennan Davis is set to come up and a rotation of Hendricks/Azolay/Mills/Steele/Davies can do decent. Our Bullpen is good, could take a flyer on someone like Buddy/Sanchez.
Yea no that team wins maybe 70 games lol

 

[CSF77]

Steel will be up to start vs the Brewers next week. Word is 6 man rotation. Thompson will be next.

 

[iseah100]

Steel will be up to start vs the Brewers next week. Word is 6 man rotation. Thompson will be next.

Hendricks-Azolay-Steele-Marquez-Thompson-Mills next year. It’ll be a growing year for them but it’ll be good to get the young guys innings.

 

[Chicagosports89]

Hendricks-Azolay-Steele-Marquez-Thompson-Mills next year. It’ll be a growing year for them but it’ll be good to get the young guys innings.

Don't forget Kilian. I think he could have a big impact

 

[Bust]

I'd like to see Rodon and Ray signed for the starting rotation and Correa at SS. Madrigal at second with Hoerner as a utility guy who can play 2nd, 3rd or SS. No idea what they're doing at 3B btw. Someone mentioned Arenado but I don't see them backing up the brinks truck for him. St. Louis usually retains guys like that anyway. Maybe stick Wisdom there for a year until they can figure it out.

Correa would be another great signing. He is only 26

 

[CSF77]

Don't forget Kilian. I think he could have a big impact

I see it as:

Hendricks, Alozay, Mills, Steel, Thompson

Kilian AAA
Marquez, Jensen AA

At that point it would be based off of production.

I much rather have

Rondon, Hendricks, Alzolay, Steel, Thompson

Same as above in the minors and make the kids force change.

Over all I like option 2. That has the makings of a MLB quality rotation with a plus arm in Iowa and a eliete arm in Tenn.

 

[Chicagosports89]

I see it as:

Hendricks, Alozay, Mills, Steel, Thompson

Kilian AAA
Marquez, Jensen AA

At that point it would be based off of production.

I much rather have

Rondon, Hendricks, Alzolay, Steel, Thompson

Same as above in the minors and make the kids force change.

Over all I like option 2. That has the makings of a MLB quality rotation with a plus arm in Iowa and a eliete arm in Tenn.

I think Jensen will eventually be moved back to closer. Or he should be at least. Alzolay is probably better off in the long run as a back end of the pen guy too

 

[wonky73]

This is and continues to be a pathetic take. The farm is coming blah blah blah…..you know because relying on prospects always works out

You do realize that's how we won the World Series right?

 

[knoxville7]

You do realize that's how we won the World Series right?

he still thinks trumpy is going to be president again here soon…I don’t think he realizes much